Proactiv Solution : Acne Treatment System

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Renewing Cleanser Active Ingredient: Benzoyl Peroxide (2.5%). Inactive Ingredients: Water (aqua), magnesium aluminum silicate, glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate, sorbitol, dimethyl isosorbide, disodium PEG-12 dimethicone sulfosuccinate, tridecyl stearate, neopentyl glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, polyethylene, cetyl esters, anthemis nobilis flower extract, sodium hyaluronate, sodium PCA, xanthan gum, tridecyl trimellitate, propylene glycol, Imidazolidinyl urea, methylparaben, propylparaben, fragrance (parfum). Revitalizing Toner Water (aqua), glycolic acid, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, anthemis nobilis flower extract, rosa canina fruit extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, sodium PCA, panthenol, glycerin, propylene glycol, allantoin, polysorbate 20, hydroxyethylcellulose, sodium hydroxide, benzophenone-4, tetrasodium EDTA, imidazolidinyl urea, methylparaben, propylparaben, fragrance (parfum), blue 1 (CI 42090), yellow 5 (CI 19140). Repairing Treatment Active Ingredient: Benzoyl Peroxide (2.5%). Inactive Ingredients: Water (aqua), ethoxydiglycol, cyclotetrasiloxane, cyclopentasiloxane, cetearyl alcohol, propylene glycol, dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate, panthenol, allantoin, xanthan gum, ceteareth-20, carbomer, triethanolamine, diazolidinyl urea, methylparaben, propylparaben, fragrance (parfum).

Items marked with red have tested a 3 or above (out of 5) in comedogenic (pore-clogging) testing.

The list of ingredients above is provided for informational purposes only. Always check the actual product label in your possession for the most accurate ingredient information due to product changes or upgrades that may not yet be reflected on our web site.

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July 15, 2011

Pros:

cleared up acne
smells good
gentle
prevents new acne

Cons:

doesnt help dark spots much

My first week, my whole face cleared up. My skin wasnt too dry afterwards but i used moisturizer, the only thing i wish it did was clear up the dark spots after a pimple, but they go away on their own after 3 weeks. I LOVE IT!!!
July 15, 2011

Pros:

None, it dried out my skin and didn't work. I have been using it for a year now and I see no difference, if anything it has made my acne worse.

Cons:

Dry skin, acne doesn't clear up.

SUCKS!
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July 15, 2011

Pros:

Not many

Cons:

Takes a lot of time to apply TWICE a day
Takes long time to work
Expensive
Samll Quantity

I've been using this for 1 month now and my acne is somewhat better but I wish it would hurry up! I've had ba acne for a year now and I think I will continue to use it up until 3 months. Thats as far as I'll go!
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July 13, 2011

Pros:

None, never received it. I NEVER got an email saying it was backordered. I was charged and it said it shipped. It is backordered with no date. I called to cancel and told her I was charged and paid extra shipping, she did not care and it was effort to cancel the whole order. She said the credit will take up to a week to do....

Cons:

Wont deal with stupid anymore!!

Customer service needs improvement. How can a business that does not sell to other stores because they believe it gets to the customer faster from them and has tons of commercials daily be out of all the items? How can they not let you know. You are better off to buy out of the machine. So sorry I called to cancel the order and bother such a busy customer service rep....
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July 13, 2011

Pros:

Absolutely none.

Cons:

First of all, this company charged me four times for a kit that I only got twice. They pretty much stole from me and gave me some b*llsh*t story when I asked them to return my money for the kits I didn't receive. This product also made me moderate acne WORSE. It is now moderately severe thanks to Proactiv. It never cleared my skin up, it gave me acne in places I never had it before. It made my skin flaky around problem spots and oily in spots that I didn't have acne.

Do not buy this product. This company does not give a care in the world about curing your acne, they only want your money.
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July 12, 2011

Pros:

make it dry my skin

Cons:

never prevent new pimples from coming out.

at frist i dont want to use this thing..but when my friend thought me to use this product ..ill go with it ... because he has already sever acne last year..then he/she try it and he/she said to me that it was effective... thanks a lot pro activ you change my life...now im focusing on the scars that this product
July 12, 2011

Pros:

Easy to use 3 steps
Made skin feel clean and fresh

Cons:

Never actually cleared/helped acne
Made acne worse at times
Overpriced

Proactiv never actually helped my acne at all, at times it even made me break out more. I definitely would NOT recommend buying proactiv, try a cheaper face wash with a moisturizer. I have been using lye soap once daily and my acne has been clearing up, something proactiv never did. $7 for something that works, $60 for something that made it worse.
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July 12, 2011

Pros:

shipping was fast and easy, but other than that none.

Cons:

Worked for the first week then totally backfired on me! My acne flared up like never before. My face became more oily. Gave me deep painful pimples, more blackheads, bigger pores, costed too much, took up too much time, and just didnt work.

This stuff is a LIE! It's not worth your money. Don't waste your time because it only makes your acne worse! It gives you severe deep painful pimples, enlarges your pores, and just makes you feel horrible! My self esteem went down and I found myself hiding from my friends and avoiding contact with other people. It is a HORRIBLE product! And when you stop using the product the company will never stop bugging you about how they "miss you so much". its so annoying. If you know your own good, don't waste your time on this product, its a lie.
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July 11, 2011

Pros:

Absolutely none

Cons:

How it makes skin worse that it was originally, how it's impossible to get your money back (or even stop them sending more), everything really.

I used Proactive Solution for 3 years and I regret every day of it. They are extremely alluring, those 10 minute infomercials (backed by the celebrity du jour) that promise to give you porcelain skin in as little as 3 weeks... But the sad truth is that Proactive just doesn't work. The picture perfect celeb you see promising you that Proactive will fix your skin is paid tens of thousands of dollars to say that, but you can bet that they themselves definitely don't rely on it - they have access to the best acne doctors, medications and treatment programs that money can buy (or failing that, photoshop). I wish someone had told 14-year-old me that... For the purpose of brevity, I will write a timeline of my own Proactiv experience: Day 1: The first few uses of Proactiv burned a little, but afterwards my skin felt tighter and much less oily (I made the stupid mistake of deciding that these things meant my skin was finally becoming 'clean'). Week 1: My skin became very, very dry, flaky and itchy. It was extremely embarrassing having to deal with the itchiness and flakes of dead skin everywhere. My face attained a red hue (akin to a permanent (mild) sunburn) from all of the irritants in Proactiv. Month 1: It was hard to tell, but there seemed to be fewer blackheads/whiteheads. My face was still red and irritated. Month 2: There was much less dry skin, but that ever-present red tint remained. There were still a few small breakouts. Month 3: My skin hadn't cleared completely, but it was better than it used to be. Month 6 (and it's all downhill from there): I got huge (and extremely painful) cystic eruptions, which I'd never had before using Proactiv, but as a result, still get to this day. They are large, red and blind (do not show pus), but they are very obvious and take weeks to heal (and even then leave a scar). And that's about where Proactiv's efficacy ends. Although it appears to c
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July 10, 2011
If these team of Doctors truly cared about their customers and wanted to genuinely help people who are suffering from acne to have beautifully skin as they claimed, then: After all these complains from 99% of customers, they would have changed they approach in terms of automatic renewal. Since the product does not work for most people, they need to give customers the opportunity to place a second order on their own free will; hence, they need to remove the automatic renewal from their payment system. If the product is working for a customer then he/she can continue to order, and if it is not working for another customer then he/she would obviously not place a second order. If that is done, then there would be no more of all these complain and possible lawsuit and customers would not be receiving unwanted products in their mail box or surprising charges on their bank statement. If these Doctors are not willing to take this simple approach then I would like to believe that it is definitely a SCAM. They make billions of $$$ by sending unwanted products to customers.
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